Belgium

Hainaut Provincial 4

Tours Final Promotion Play Off

Wednesday 5th June 2019

Kick Off 19.15. On Time !

Club Deportivo Furia Espanola 1 Association Sportive Pommeroeul-Ville ‘B’ 0, attendance 102

57’ 1-0

@ Rue D’ Hautrage 12C

7331 Baudour

€3 Admission

Team Sheet, free.

I thought my trips to Belgium were over for the season, but this one last fixture, which is the last game that will be played in the Belgian Pyramid this season, appeared on Monday. Due to short notice, plus perhaps the low level of the game, it meant only 3 of us made the trip.

Although it was a Promotion Play Off, it was more of a ‘next in line’ decider, rather than a direct game to go up to Provincial 3. It is now a case of wait and see what mergers or clubs dropping out occur, before Espanola will know whether this win will be enough for them to gain promotion or not.

As you would expect, the game was not high on quality, but there was plenty of effort and a hatful of chances, but the only goal of the game came just before the hour mark, when a shot from the left was pushed out by the ‘keeper, but was followed in by the right winger who smashed the ball into the far corner of the net.

With the attendance just making it into three figures, it surprised us that no ‘gate’ had been taken, but they finally came round and took some money as we entered the final ten minutes of the game, as if done as an afterthought. In keeping with their ‘lateness’, just as the Referee blew his whistle for full time, the floodlights were turned on!

Surprisingly, The Tunnel ran smoothly in each direction, although there were very few vehicles on either leg. Our 23.50 return even left a minute early.